Hird Sales has heard about exciting developments for Valla mini cranes and Oil&Steel access platforms at a dealers open day.
The company was part of an invited audience of 50 European dealers and guests at the event held in Modena, Italy.
The event, organised by parent company Manitex International, gave senior executives from Valla and Oil&Steel the opportunity to talk about business plans and product launches.
Strong product development
Carl Cooper, Sales and After-Sales Manager Hird Sales, who attended the event, said: “It was a very useful event and gave us a preview of new products coming onto the market.
“The slogan, Let’s Go Higher, was apt for Valla and for Oil&Steel because both companies will be launching new larger machines.
“It’s good for us and for our customers to know that both manufacturers are confident about the future and pressing ahead with a strong product development strategy.”
Hird Sales is the UK and Ireland authorised dealer for both Valla pick and carry cranes and for Oil&Steel truck mounted platforms and spider platforms.
Giovani Tacconi, Managing Director of Oil&Steel and Vice-President of Manitex International, and Paolo Balugani, General Manager of Manitex Valla, gave opening presentations about their company plans.
Marco Castiglione, Export Manager for Oil&Steel, was among other senior executives to give a presentation or meet dealers.
New heavy pick and carry cranes
Paulo Balugani explained how Valla Cranes is constantly developing new products and now has a wide range of cranes available for almost any industrial application.
As an example, he revealed Valla had invested in the development and production of four new heavy pick and carry cranes in its successful V-range.
The cranes were electric battery powered, with wireless remote control, and with options for safe working loads of 35tm 40t, 45t and 50t.
They can be supplied with long and short booms and with or without sit-in cabs.
Attachments available include: a winch, a manual stubby fly jib, a hydraulic luffing fly jib, and a self-levelling fork attachment.
Positive reaction to Valla V Range
Carl Cooper said: “It was exciting to see these new pick and carry cranes would soon be available to order. It’s a reflection of the very positive way the Valla V-Range has been welcomed across Europe, including the UK.
“The V mini cranes we’ve sold so far have raised the bar in terms of compactness, lifting power, precision, engineering quality and flexibility, so I have no doubt these larger models will be just as good.”
Dealers also toured Oil&Steel’s factory to see the sophisticated manufacturing processes used to build its truck mounted platforms and tracked spider lifts – and its research and development department.
New 30m Oil&Steel spider crane
Carl Cooper said: “We had a chance to see the new OctoPlus 30 in development. This is a 30m spider boom lift that is due to be available from the first quarter of 2025, with orders already placed for it.”
Hird Sales can supply customers with all Valla or Oil&Steel products. In terms of Valla products, this includes working with customers and Valla to develop bespoke versions of mini cranes, if required.
Hird Sales is also an international sales specialist for Valla Cranes for the aviation maintenance (MRO: maintenance, repair and overhaul) sector.
Find out more
Talk to Hird Sales about Valla pick and carry cranes and Oil&Steel spider booms and truck mounted platforms.
Telephone: 01482 481960. Or email: [email protected].